...o]] series ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', which he hosted from its inception in 1942 until his death. [[File:Roy Plomley on Radio Normandy.jpg|thumb|right|Roy Plomley in the late 1930s presenting ''Radio Normandy Calling'' from the stage of the

...ister]]'' and the [[Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)|Cabinet Secretary]] in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''. For this role, he won four [[British A ...'. He was also an [[Olivier Award]] and [[Tony Award]] winner for his work in theatre.

...ome town, the [[seaside resort|seaside resort]] of [[Morecambe|Morecambe]] in Lancashire. ...2002 he was named one of the [[100 Greatest Britons|100 Greatest Britons]] in a BBC poll.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2208

...lowed him to buy 51% of the voting shares. Holmes à Court then deposed him in a boardroom coup and purged the company of all his staff, even, Lord Grade ...any) to London (England) and resettled in [[Shoreditch]] on [[Brick Lane]] in the [[East End of London]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan Warwic